Just in case anyone is worried that I might have committed treason, Meth pointed out to me that the "Usurp" button had appeared on the kinship page, which only happens as a warning that the kinship might be disbanded when the kin leader had been absent for a long time. So this is a purely temporary usurpation...

First of all, I want to offer my sincere apologies for my prolonged unexplained absence. Work has kind of taken over my life in the past 3 months, I have been frequently on call, and whenever I do get home on time, I am too tired to do anything, let alone to log on. Still, that is no excuse for no contact on discord or the forums, as I have always insisted others do, so again, I'm sorry.
Hopefully I'm over the hump of it now, and one of my resolutions this New Year is to recommit when and where I can.